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Table 3 Reported incidence of distal forearm fractures in adults (≥ 50 years) during 7 decades

From: Epidemiology and time trends of distal forearm fractures in adults - a study of 11.2 million person-years in Sweden

Population at risk Year Incidence
   Men Women
Skåne, Swedena 1999–2010 171 712
Denmarka [4] 2010 203 926
Austriab [46] 2010 162 607
Oulu, Finlanda [16] 2008 223 710
Netherlandsa [44] 2009 147 612
Kristiansand, Norwayb [47] 2004–2005 189 751
Northeastern Skåne, Swedena [22] 2001 152 677
Austriab [46] 1999 171 709
Oslo, Norwaya [14] 1998–1999 254 1098
Malmö, Swedena [13] 1991–1992 157 827
Uppsala, Swedena [42] 1989–1990 217 970
Malmö, Swedenac [9] 1980–1981 158 462
Hvidovre, Danmarka [45] 1976–1984 - 695
Hilleröd, Denmarka [11] 1981 116 824
Oslo, Norwaya [40] 1979 234 1137
Malmö, Swedena [2] 1953–1957 53 510
  1. Incidence per 100,000 py
  2. aCrude incidence
  3. bAge standardized incidence
  4. cNumbers derived from Jónsson et al. [13]
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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